Hugo Gaston and Illya Marchenko will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Bergamo Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6:30 pm on PALAAGNELLI. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Illya Marchenko who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Illya Marchenko is the pick to win this match.
Illya Marchenko -> 1.80
Hugo Gaston -> 1.90
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Prediction and head to head Hugo Gaston vs. Illya Marchenko
There is no head to head record between Hugo Gaston and Illya Marchenko since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Hugo Gaston
Ranked no. 248, Hugo got to the semifinal after defeating Hugo Grenier 6-3 6-0, Lorenzo Giustino 6-3 3-6 6-4 and Cem Ilkel 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, Gaston had a good straight sets win against Ilkel (6-4 6-4). During the match Gaston scored 76 points vs Ilkel’s 66. Hugo was extremely aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about serving, Gaston was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Hugo Gaston lost the serve twice and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Gaston put 50% of his first serves in, winning 73% (29/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (19/40) on the 2nd serve. Gaston broke Ilkel 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gaston has dropped 1 set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Gaston has a negative win-loss record in the last 5 years having won 44% of his matches (47-37). 3-2 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Gaston has a 66-36 record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.
Hugo has a 4-5 win-loss record in 2020, 3-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Bergamo Challenger
Gaston didn’t play in the Bergamo Challenger in 2019.
Illya Marchenko
Ranked no. 253, Marchenko reached the semifinal after defeating Andrea Pellegrino 6-4 3-6 6-1, Hiroki Moriya 6-1 6-4, Roman Safiullin 7-5 ret. and Baptiste Crepatte 6-75 7-63 6-0.
In the quarter against Crepatte, The Ukrainian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 7-63 6-0). During the match Marchenko scored 115 points vs Crepatte’s 95. Illya was extremely aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Marchenko blasted 13 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Illya Marchenko lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Marchenko put 61% of his first serves in, winning 77% (44/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (17/37) on the 2nd serve. Marchenko broke Crepatte 5 times after converting 33% of his break points (5/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Illya has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Marchenko has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (380-225). 5-1 on indoor hard courts in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Marchenko has a 244-197 win-loss record in the last 10 years on indoor hard courts.
Marchenko has a 5-3 win-loss record in 2020, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Bergamo Challenger
The Ukrainian didn’t compete in the Bergamo Challenger in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gaston | Marchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 63 | 75 |
| Pts | 236-184 | 275-221 |
| Total Points | 420 | 496 |
| Winners | 80 | 98 |
| %Winners | 34% | 36% |
Both Gaston and Marchenko played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Hugo Gaston conceded 1 set, while Illya Marchenko dropper 2 sets. Gaston has played 1 sets less than Marchenko (7 vs 8). Therefore, Gaston played 12 games less than Marchenko. The French Player scored 80 winners (34% on total points). On the other side, Marchenko blasted 98 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gaston | Marchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 30 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 10 |
| 1st in | 114/205 | 129/217 |
| %1st in | 56% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 80/114 | 98/129 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 48/91 | 45/88 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 51% |
Gaston blasted 9 aces (3 per match). Marchenko blasted 30 aces (10 per match). Gaston won 70% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Marchenko won 76% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gaston | Marchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 14 |
| Converted | 15/28 | 14/35 |
| % Converted | 54% | 40% |
| Conceded | 25 | 14 |
| Saved | 17 | 8 |
| % Saved | 68% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 6 |
The French Player broke his opponents 15 times with 54% conversion rate. Gaston conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded. Illya broke his opponents 14 times with 40% conversion rate. Marchenko conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gaston | |||||
| R2 Grenier |
R3 Giustino |
1/4 Ilkel |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-0 | 6-3 3-6 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 28 | 20 | 63 | |
| pts | 63-34 | 97-84 | 76-66 | 236-184 | |
| Total points | 97 | 181 | 142 | 420 | |
| Winners | 20 | 31 | 29 | 80 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 32% | 38% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 26/39 | 48/86 | 40/80 | 114/205 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 56% | 50% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 20/26 | 31/48 | 29/40 | 80/114 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 65% | 73% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/13 | 19/38 | 19/40 | 48/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 77% | 50% | 48% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 6/15 | 4/5 | 15/28 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 40% | 80% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 12 | 12 | 25 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 7/12 | 10/12 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 58% | 83% | 47% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 2 | 167 | |
| Marchenko | ||||||
| R1 Pellegrino |
R2 Moriya |
R3 Safiullin |
1/4 Crepatte |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-1 | 6-1 6-4 | 7-5 ret. | 6-75 7-63 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 17 | 12 | 32 | 87 | |
| pts | 99-80 | 61-46 | 37-31 | 115-95 | 312-252 | |
| Total points | 179 | 107 | 68 | 210 | 564 | |
| Winners | 35 | 19 | 12 | 44 | 110 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 31% | 32% | 38% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 12 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 33 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 48/71 | 24/52 | 16/29 | 57/94 | 145/246 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 46% | 55% | 61% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 35/48 | 19/24 | 12/16 | 44/57 | 110/145 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 79% | 75% | 77% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/23 | 16/28 | 7/13 | 17/37 | 52/101 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 57% | 54% | 46% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |
| Converted | 5/14 | 4/6 | 3/7 | 5/15 | 17/42 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 67% | 43% | 33% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 3/4 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 75% | 0% | 0% | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWLLWLLW Tennis Scores in Bergamo Challenger
- Hugo GastonGaston – Cem IlkelIlkel (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – Roberto MarcoraMarcora (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Andrea ArnaboldiArnaboldi (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Illya MarchenkoMarchenko – Baptiste CrepatteCrepatte (6-75 7-63 6-0) – See score progression
- Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Andrea ArnaboldiArnaboldi (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Hugo GastonGaston – Illya MarchenkoMarchenko (0-0) – See H2H details
- Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (0-0) – See H2H details
